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Casa amb cúpula i lluna plena
Àlex Prunés
Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
€750
Serie The Landscape No.5
Qing-Chun Diao
Painting - 60 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€1,300 €1,105
Close XVIII
Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,500
Blue sky 1977 Ciel bleu
Jean Cuillerat
Painting - 77 x 57 x 0.5 cm Painting - 30.3 x 22.4 x 0.2 inch
€1,400
Caravane abandonnée sur l'île de Skye
Bertrand De Cointet
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€500
Come rain or come shine
Laëtitia Giraud
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,750
Les marches - Japon
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 120 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
€850
Montbernage - Poitiers
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 120 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
€850
Liberté - Potiers
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 118 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 46.5 x 0.1 inch
€850
Grand'Rue - Poitiers
Brno Del Zou
Photography - 59 x 98 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.2 x 38.6 x 0.1 inch
€800
Hameau d'Occitanie
Christine Desplanque
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€960
Sensitive stories from Italy 2
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 99.1 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Photography - 39 x 32 x 1 inch
€1,186
Sensitive stories from Italy 4
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 81.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 32 x 39 x 1 inch
€1,186
What was is history and reality
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 81.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 32 x 39 x 1 inch
€1,361
Amsterdam view opus 84
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 81.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 32 x 39 x 1 inch
€1,050
Old Dutch opus 1635
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 121.9 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 48 x 28 x 1 inch
€1,147
Comares Tower
Emilio Perez Romero
Painting - 61 x 46 x 1.8 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.7 inch
€1,458
Fire Escapes, New York City
David Supper
Painting - 119.4 x 119.4 x 2 cm Painting - 47 x 47 x 0.8 inch
€1,835
La relève - série Paysage imaginaire
Jean-Daniel Depardieu
Painting - 68 x 57 x 1 cm Painting - 26.8 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch
€1,125
Trail after Snow Day
Richard Szkutnik
Painting - 35.6 x 45.7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14 x 18 x 0.2 inch
€1,108
New York City Manhattan Bridge Gold 3
Tony Rubino
Painting - 40.6 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16 x 24 x 2 inch
€1,894
New York City Skyline Rain Snow Storm Diner
Tony Rubino
Painting - 38.1 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 15 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,796
NY City Lights #14
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 1 inch
€933
NY City Lights #20
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 121.9 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 24 x 1 inch
€1,789
Venice. Grand Canal
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,128
Turn exercises
Geert Lemmers
Photography - 81.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Photography - 32 x 39 x 1 inch
€1,187
"Szenen der Ungewissheit", #3309
Oliver Lipinski
Photography - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€295
Tower bridge, London
Irina Alexandrina
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 1 inch
€953
Collection Ville Autrement / Pise autrement / Baptistère
Franck Doat
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€550
Collection Ville Autrement / New York Autrement / American Dream
Franck Doat
Photography - 30 x 25 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
€550
Collection Ville Autrement / Pise Autrement / Océano
Franck Doat
Photography - 25 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€550
Dripping Sacré Keur
Brusk (DMV)
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€17,000
Close XIX.
Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,500
Close XIX.
Michal Zahornacky
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,500
Haloween sur mer
Charlotte Abecassis
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
€700
La porte des possibles
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€180
Les quais de la Cité
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€190
Toits de Paris IV
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
€100
Our Peaceful Neighborhood
Park Hyo Jung
Painting - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch
€1,400
Vent porteur
Gwenaël Bollinger
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€780
Bucolique
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 81 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,290
Hong kong focus I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€1,990
Disfrutando del paseo
Josep Teixido
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,800
Ecole Militaire
Mathieu Dussaucy
Painting - 81 x 232 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 91.3 x 1 inch
€1,700
Architecture
Art and architecture share many similarities. They've influenced one another throughout history. However, trying to liken these two disciplines will inevitably lead to certain contractions.
Perhaps the biggest difference is that Art, in its broadest sense, is defined as a creation meant to trigger an emotional response which is generally related to aesthetic pleasure. It doesn't satisfy any of life's basic needs, but it leads to thoughts, reflections, and often taps into our subconscious and our memory. On the other hand, architecture's primary purpose is to shelter individuals and ensure their safety. Architecture is meant to serve a utilitarian purpose.
Today, architecture has gone far beyond this initial function. Architects have strived to combine engineering and aesthetic research to create buildings that are so out of the ordinary we wonder how they were designed. They want their creations to stand out and favour originality and creativity. Just like in arts, architecture is influenced by the historical, social, and political context of the time and each movement has its own characteristics, from baroque to futurism to Bauhaus. Modern architecture marked a turn in the history of architecture. Architects revolutionised the social scope of their discipline and took an industrialist approach to society and nature — avant-garde architects rubbed shoulders with artists such as Georges Braque, Piet Mondrian, and members of the De Stijl group. Le Corbusier is a pioneer in collective housing, and also took part in ambitious projects which aimed to rebuild entire cities, such as Chandigarh in India. Decorative arts also developed by taking inspiration from the conventions that governed modernist architecture.
Contemporary architecture might not be a specific movement per se, but buildings that fall into this category share certain attributes. Contemporary architecture is characterised by curvy lines and various volumes in a single structure, as seen with the Sydney Opera House. The architect Jørn Utzon explained that he didn't seek to create a building for this project, but an actual sculpture. The building continually renews itself with new meanings and experiences for each passerby. Architectural works often require periods of deep reflection and a long though process in order for the architect to envisage how to give their building a sense of character and soul.
Whether architecture is an art or not is a never ending debate, but it is undeniable that there are strong links between the two disciplines. There are many examples of collaborations between contemporary artists and architects, and today the works of the greatest architects are exhibited in museums along with their fellow artists.
Discover our selections of artworks inspired by art and architecture!